Farmer Business School Advisory Facility - A4SD · 2017-04-22 · About the Farmer Business School...

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Farmer Business School Advisory Facility Duration: 01/2017-09/2019

Sustainable Smallholder Agri-Business

Background

The Farmer Business School (FBS) curriculum has been devel-oped by GIZ in 2010 with partners. This has been supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation anDevelopment and World Cocoa Foundation. 820 trainers and supervisors pro-vided by public and private partners have been qualified for FBS delivery and trained, since this time, over 380.000 cocoa pro-ducers (28% women) directly in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Came-roon, Nigeria and Togo.

Since 2012, 14 development programs have adopted and adapted FBS for 13 production systems other than cocoa in 15 African countries. Over 30 curricula have been developed with the support of the SSAB program. As at January 2017, the total outreach in Africa is exceeding 800.000 smallholders.

Further introductory processes are in preparation. More demand for advice on adaptation FBS and its implementation is ex-pected. The recently created FBS Advisory Facility will provide support to interested rural development institutions, private companies or development programs.

Our approach

The objective of the FBS advisory facility is to spread the

approach of the Farmer Business School (FBS) beyond the

cocoa regions of West- and Central-Africa for other value chains.

Services

Exchange and networking among FBS practitioners and

newcomers

Support interested institutions, companies or development

programs to adapt FBS to production systems other than

cocoa

Support them to carry out FBS autonomously for new pro-

duction systems in line with quality standards

Handbook for introduction and management of FBS

Organize qualification of new FBS Master Trainers

Advice on embedding FBS trainings in agricultural training

programs and other service delivery models

Support the establishment of an international FBS association

Identify and build capacities of organizations to host and

operate the FBS facility after 2019.

About the Farmer Business School (FBS)

Male and female producers discover during five sub-sequent mornings how to become better entrepreneurs:

�� Principles of farming as a business

�� Basics of human nutrition and farm management for enough food and a balanced diet

�� Economics of cocoa and food products

�� Investment decisions and strategies based on cost and benefit analysis to diversify and increase incomes

�� Financial management, savings and credit

�� Benefits from good quality produce (e.g. cocoa)

�� Benefits from membership in producer organizations

�� Planning investments in replanting of crops (tree crops) The Farmer Business School (FBS) complements agricultural extension and financial services for agriculture.

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FBS in Africa

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Published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Registered offices Bonn and Eschborn, Germany

Sustainable Smallholder Agri 2, Dr Clement Isong Street, Asokore, Abuja, Nigeria T +234 815 520 4696 Dr. Annemarie Matthess [email protected] www.giz.de

As at February 2017


FBS in Africa

Project name

Funded by

Project region

Lead

executing agen-cies

Duration

Deutsche Gesellschaft fürInternationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH


Sustainable Smallholder Agri2, Dr Clement Isong Street, Asokore, Abuja, Nigeria T +234 815 520 4696 Dr. Annemarie [email protected] www.giz.de

February 2017


FBS in Africa

Sustainable Smallholder Agri

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

European Union (New intraFood Link Programme, FED/2014/349

NIRSAL of Central Bank of Nigeria

Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria

Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo

MINEPAT, Cameroon

MINAGRI, Côte d’Ivoire

Ghana Cocoa Board

Federal Ministry for Budget and National Planning, Nigeria

Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Elevage et de l'Hydraulique, Togo

05/2014 – 09/2019

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH


Sustainable Smallholder Agri-Business Program2, Dr Clement Isong Street, Asokore, Abuja, Nigeria

Dr. Annemarie Matthess, Head of [email protected]


Sustainable Smallholder Agri

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

European Union (New intra-Food Link Programme, FED/2014/349

Central Bank of Nigeria



, Cameroon

MINAGRI, Côte d’Ivoire

Ghana Cocoa Board

Ministry for Budget and National Planning, Nigeria


09/2019

Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH


Business Program 2, Dr Clement Isong Street, Asokore, Abuja, Nigeria

of Programme

Sustainable Smallholder Agri-Business


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BMZ Bonn Dahlmannstraße 4 53113 Bonn, Germany T +49 (0)228 99 535-0 F +49 (0)22899535-3500

[email protected] www.bmz.de

FBS success stories

“After FBS in 2012, I dar and my operregularly. I apply the Good Agricultural Pratice and plan my expenditure. I save and qualfied for loans. I diversified production incluing groundnut.

I increased my profit from 1,200 EUR from 4 hectares in 2013 to 5,500 EUR from 6.5 hetares in 2015. I pay my children's school fees easily now. My son

“Through FBS I learnt to think like a busnessman so that Iing activities. Last seasonduce more than 1000kg per hectare of cotton compared to my initial results of 450kg per hectare.

I diversify my grow maize, groundnut and vegetablesimprove my family’s health and wellbeingFrom the money I earned nice house for my family with roofing sheets.We also purchasedwhich we didn‘t havefarmer in my community, so I help othedemonstrating the good agricultural practices.”


BMZ Berlin Stresemannstraße 9410963 Berlin, GermanyT +49 (0)30 18 535

F +49 (0)3018

success stories

Ndzana Toua Bibiane Obala, Cameroon (2016)

After FBS in 2012, I do my crodar and my operating account for my farms regularly. I apply the Good Agricultural Pra

plan my expenditure. I save and qualfied for loans. I diversified production incluing groundnut.

I increased my profit from 1,200 EUR from 4 in 2013 to 5,500 EUR from 6.5 he

tares in 2015. I pay my children's school fees My son will take over

Peter Sipalo Lubinda, Zambia (2016)

Through FBS I learnt to think like a bus

so that I make money Last season I was able to pr

duce more than 1000kg per hectare of cotton compared to my initial results of 450kg

my production, and now grow maize, groundnut and vegetables

my family’s health and wellbeingFrom the money I earned I was able to build a nice house for my family with roofing sheets.We also purchased cows, goats and chickenswhich we didn‘t have before. I am a lead farmer in my community, so I help othedemonstrating the good agricultural practices.”

Stresemannstraße 94 10963 Berlin, Germany

49 (0)30 18 535-0 F +49 (0)3018535-2501

success stories

Ndzana Toua Bibiane Obala, Cameroon (2016)

my cropping calen-ating account for my farms

regularly. I apply the Good Agricultural Prac-plan my expenditure. I save and qual

fied for loans. I diversified production includ-

I increased my profit from 1,200 EUR from 4 in 2013 to 5,500 EUR from 6.5 hec-

tares in 2015. I pay my children's school fees take over.”

Peter Sipalo Lubinda, Zambia (2016)

Through FBS I learnt to think like a busi-make money from my farm-

I was able to pro-duce more than 1000kg per hectare of cotton compared to my initial results of 450kg -600kg

production, and now I also grow maize, groundnut and vegetables to

my family’s health and wellbeing. I was able to build a

nice house for my family with roofing sheets.cows, goats and chickens

. I am a lead farmer in my community, so I help others by demonstrating the good agricultural practices.”

Ndzana Toua Bibiane

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c-plan my expenditure. I save and quali-

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I increased my profit from 1,200 EUR from 4 c-

tares in 2015. I pay my children's school fees

Peter Sipalo Lubinda,

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duce more than 1000kg per hectare of cotton 600kg

I was able to build a nice house for my family with roofing sheets.

cows, goats and chickens,

rs by demonstrating the good agricultural practices.”

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